OFFICE SPACEInterior motifs55\Heath Cheek got the boot—literally—for devoting so much of his free timeto the State Fair of Texas.“The football was a thank-you for servingon the Cotton Bowl Council this past season.The signatures of Nick Saban (Alabama’scoach) and Mark Dantonio (Michigan State’scoach) are etched into the side.”“My committee raises a collective$1.2 million each year to supportscholarships for inner-city Dallasand rural Texas youth. I’vechaired committees for the fairfor the past five years, so I havefour pairs of boots, and a fifthpair is being made for the 2016fair. The Big Tex Bobblehead wasanother small thank-you.”R. Heath CheekBUSINESS LITIGATIONBELL NUNNALLY &MARTINDALLAS“[They’re] a fun reminder of all that’s been achievedthrough the State Fair of Texas and of my time on the CottonBowl Council. Keeping the boots here also prevents themfrom getting too scuffed up; I only like to wear them whenI visit the fair. It is always a fun conversation-starter in myoffice and a great opportunity for me to tell people aboutthe State Fair of Texas’ mission.”

Cheek has a
custom-made
pair of boots for
every year that
he’s helped the
organization
raise money for
its scholarship
fund and Youth
Livestock Auction.